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77141 Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics
Danish title: Grundkursus i energiteknik

Type: Å, Language: D
Credit points: 5 point
Offered by: Department of Energy Engineering (ET)
No credit points with: C7121/77251
Prerequisite: 10012/10004/10005,21061
Recommended semester: 1st - 4th semester
Scope and form: 2 lecture modules per week. 2 hours exercise/week (optionel).
Examination: Written exam (13 point scale )
Contact person: Henrik Carlsen, ET, Building 403, Tel. +45 4525 4171
P.O. Danig, ET, Building 402, Tel. +45 4525 4124
Aim: To obtain fundamental knowledge about thermodynamic concepts and principles for energy conversion processes, systems and components.
The course is suitable as an introduction to a study concentrating on energy and energy converssion.
Contents: Thermodynamic concepts and properties. Property diagrams. Conservation of mass and energy, Controll mass and control volume. Entropy. Thermodynamic cycles, steam plants, gas turbines, engines, refrigeration and other systems for energy conversion. Efficiency. Exergy. Gas mixtures and psychrometry.
Introduction to fluid flow and heat transfer. Flow including friction in channels. Steady state heat conduction, heat transfer by forced convection and heat exchangers. Dimensionless numbers.